ORF to FLL flight delays
Norfolk, VA (ORF) Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) · 781 miles
778 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.51% of flights from Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale arrived within 15 minutes of schedule over July 2024 – July 2026, across 778 flights. Spirit Airlines was the most punctual airline on the route, at 77.56%.
76.51%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
3.98%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
77 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 52.1 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 3.98% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 13.8 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Spirit Airlines arrived on time most often on ORF to FLL. JetBlue Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in March.
Every airline on ORF to FLL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | 596 | 77.56% | 4.7% | 73 min | D |
| JetBlue Airways | 154 | 73.68% | 1.3% | 58 min | D |
| Allegiant Air | 28 | 70.37% | 3.57% | 225 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
FLL to ORF Fort Lauderdale back to Norfolk 74.3% on time DOther routes from Norfolk
Common questions
Are flights from Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale usually delayed?
76.51% of flights on the ORF to FLL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale?
Spirit Airlines, at 77.56% on time across 596 flights. The least punctual on the route was JetBlue Airways at 73.68%.
How often are ORF to FLL flights cancelled?
3.98% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 40 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale?
November, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 47.9%.
When ORF to FLL flights are late, how late are they?
About 77 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ORF to FLL during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →